New Works Festivals
Writers Retreats
Commissions
New Works Festival 2011
Little Rock
By Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj
The Giver
Based on the book by Lois Lowry
Music by Scott Murphy
Book & Lyrics by Nathan Christensen
Wild With Happy
By Colman Domingo
Up North
By Joe Tracz
Upright Grand
By Laura Schellhardt
Directed by Meredith McDonough
New Works Festival 2010
Variations on a Theme
By Anna Ziegler
Red Clay
Book and Lyrics by Jeff Hughes
Music by Scott Ethier
How to Write a New Book for the Bible
By Bill Cain
Fly By Night
Conceived by Kim Rosenstock
Written by Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick, and Kim Rosenstock
Great Wall
Book by Kevin Merritt
Music and Lyrics by Kevin So
Story Consultant – David Henry Hwang
New Works Festival 2009
Auctioning the Ainsleys
By Laura Schellhardt
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me
Book by Joe DiPietro
Lyrics by Valerie Vigoda
Music by Brendan Milburn
Makeover
Book & Lyrics by Darrah Cloud
Music by Kim D. Sherman
The North Pool
By Rajiv Joseph
The Sparrow and the Birdman
By Raquel Bitton & Chris Smith
Tales From The Bad Years
Music & Lyrics by Kait Kerrigan & Brian Lowdermilk
New Works Festival 2008
Creating Claire
By Joe DiPietro
Girlfriend
Book by Todd Almond
Music & Lyrics by Matthew Sweet
Touch(ed)
By Bess Wohl
Unlock’d
Book & Lyrics by Sam Carner
Music by Derek Gregor
New Works Festival 2007
The Burnt Part Boys
Book by Marianna Elder
Lyrics by Nathan Tysen
Music by Chris Miller
Equivocation
By Bill Cain
The Shining Lives
By Melanie Marnich
Writing Arthur
Book, Music, & Lyrics by David Austin
Story development by Jennifer Maloney
New Works Festival 2006
American Klepto
By Allison Moore
Asphalt Beach
Book by T.C. Smith & Peter Spears
Music & Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Big Red Sun
Book & Lyrics by John Jiler
Music by Georgia Stitt
The Drunken City
By Adam Bock
Mezzulah, 1946
By Michele Lowe
Something’s Wrong With Amandine
Book by Winter Miller
Music & Lyrics by Lance Horne
Emma
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Paul Gordon
New Works Festival 2005
The Funkentine Rapture
Book by Lee Summers & Ben Blake
Music & Lyrics by Lee Summers
Laughing Without an Accent
By Firoozeh Dumas
Developed with David Ford
Piece
Book by Tara Smith
Music & Lyrics by Scott Alan
Vrooom!
By Janet Allard
Developed with Michael Bigelow Dixon
Wheelhouse
Book by Gene Lewin, Brendan Milburn,
Rachel Sheinkin, & Valerie Vigoda
Music & Lyrics by Gene Lewin, Brendan Milburn, & Valerie Vigoda
New Works Festival 2004
Coyote Creek Flat
By David Ford
Malaya (now titled The Peninsula)
By Chay Yew
Party Come Here
Book by Daniel Goldfarb
Music & Lyrics by David Kirshenbaum
The Water
Book by Jeffrey Hilton & Tim Werenko
Lyrics by Jeffrey Hilton
Music by Georgia Stitt
New Works Festival 2003
A Little Princess
Book & Lyrics by Brian Crawley
Music by Andrew Lippa
Striking 12
Book by Brendan Milburn, Rachel Sheinkin, & Valerie Vigoda
Music & Lyrics by Brendan Milburn & Valerie Vigoda
Caraboo (now called Caraboo, Princess of Javasu)
Book by Marsha Norman
Lyrics by Beth Blatt
Music by Jenny Giering
Jerry Christmas
Book by Daniel Goldfarb
Music & lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Baby Taj
By Tanya Shaffer
New Works Festival 2002
Memphis
Book & Lyrics by Joe DiPietro
Music & Additional Lyrics by David Bryan
The Mistress Cycle
Book & Lyrics by Beth Blatt
Music by Jenny Giering
My Antonia
Book by Scott Schwartz
Adapted from the novel by Willa Cather
Original Music by Stephen Schwartz
Writers Retreat 2009
Writers
Darrah Cloud, Joe DiPietro, Jordan Harrison, Barbara Quick, Brendan Milburn, Valerie Vigoda
Composers
Gunnar Madsen, Brendan Milburn, Kim Sherman, Valerie Vigoda, Daniel Zaitchik
Writers Retreat 2008
Writers
Sean Barry, Brendan Milburn, Tanya Shaffer, Nathan Tysen, Valerie Vigoda
Composers
Jenny Giering, Brendan Milburn, Chris Miller, Vienna Teng, Valerie Vigoda
Writers Retreat 2007
Writers
Neil Bartram, Paul Gordon, Brian Hill, Gary Kleson, DW Jacobs, Steven Sater
Composers
Neil Bartram, Paul Gordon, Lee Kelson, Duncan Sheik
Writers Retreat 2006
Writers
Andrew Gerle, Peter Glazer, John Jiler, Andrew Lippa, T.C. Smith, Peter Spears, Eddie J. Sugarman
Composers
Andrew Gerle, Andrew Lippa, Melanie O’Reilly, Georgia Stitt
Writers Retreat 2005
Writers
Ben Blake, David Kirshenbaum, Gene Lewin, David Lindsay-Abaire, Brendan Milburn, Michael Nash, Rachel Sheinkin, Lee Summers, Valerie Vigoda, Carey Williams
Composers
David Kirshenbaum, Andrew Lippa, Taj Mahal, Brendan Milburn, David Murray, Lee Summers, Georgia Stitt, Bob Weir, Valerie Vigoda
Writers Retreat 2004
Writers
Nell Benjamin, Neil Bradshaw, Daniel Goldfarb, Tom Jones
Composers
David Kirshenbaum, Laurence O’Keefe, Joseph Thalken
Writers
Beth Blatt, Kirsten Childs, Daniel Goldfarb, Aaron Jafferis, Lynne Kauffman, Marsha Norman
Composers
Kirsten Childs, Jenny Giering, Gihieh Lee, Andrew Lippa, Billy Philadelphia
TheatreWorks Commissions
Molly’s Delicious (co-commission with Playwrights Horizons)
Book by Craig Wright
Lyrics by Nathan Tysen
Music by Chris Miller
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (co-commission with La Jolla Playhouse)
Book by Joe DiPietro
Lyrics by Valerie Vigoda
Music by Brendan Milburn
The Sparrow and the Birdman
By Chris Smith & Raquel Bitton
